How to Make Bias Tape by Ashley Nickels - JOANN

How to Make Bias Tape

Taught by Ashley Nickels

Beginner | 4 min

Taught by Ashley Nickels

An essential part of any quilter or sewist’s arsenal, bias tape is helpful for creating stretchy, durable edges. Ashley Nickels demonstrates how to find the bias on ordinary quilting cotton, then how to cut, iron, and pin fabric to an edge. This snack-sized lesson packs lots of information into just five minutes.

Learn how to:

Find the bias of fabric
Cut on the bias
Prepare bias tape for sewing

Chapters

Making Bias Tape
Overview00:49
Cutting bias strips01:24
Prepping strips for sewing02:21

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Cutting mat and rotary cutter
Quilting ruler
Iron and ironing surface
Woven fabric

How to Make Bias Tape

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